Gauge



Patented Aug. 21, 1923.

N1TE S GAGE.

Application fi1ed Decembei6, 1919. Serial Np. 343,038. 2

= T 0 all 107mm z't may conern:

Be it known that I, LOUISA. STAUCH, a cici7 en 01" the United Stabes, residing a Toledo, in. the county 0f Lucas anc1 Stute of Ohio, hzwe invencec1 cert-ain new anduse- -ful" Improvements in Ganges; and I d0 dec1are*the following t0 be a fu1l, clear, and exaet description of the invention, such as Will 'enable ofher3 skilled in the art' tc whi ch it ap'pertains tomake and use the Same. reference being had tqth accompanying drawings, und to the letters and figures 01 refeirenc e m arked thereon, which f0rm' 21 art of this specification.

f0r definite predetermined measurements and is designedfo enablethe*operator to immediately determine by the sense 0f touch alone, whethe; thE, article to Whi0h the instrument is applied is of exactly the required gauge or dimension. ventive iclea involvedin my device may find exp1tession in a* gret Variety of forms l have in this specification, for illustra'tion,

described a specimen which is especial ly' adapted f0r use in the printing industry, 111

whioh 'the frequent measuremehts 0f the lengchg of types, the thickness of printing blocks, electr otypes and the 1ike, are necess'ary in order t0 insure requisite acourate even printing surfaces. This form of gauge is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view 0f my device with the movable parts in no'rmal position; Fig, 2 a side-elevation of the same, partly in vertical section, sh0wing the indicator-pin, hereinafter referred t0 depressed. andFig. 3 atop plan-view of a portion of my gauge, taken in section on line 33 Fig. 2.

Like parts are re1oresented by corresponding numerals throughout the drawings In ehe drawin'gs, 1 is' a base from one end of which springs an overha nging arm 2,

My invention relates to gauges constructed While the in Joy paSsing zi finger over the noW smoot-h u nzontal ortion o1 the Part 7, and thefe secu1ed by means of a crosS-pin 8 passi11g" horizontally through the part 7 and through the low er end of the pin.

In the present example, the member 7 consists of' three portioins viz\ ehe boico1i1- part 9 whi ch ;eXtends baclfwardly unde r'the (511d 0f c-hg arm 2 an'd Wh10h "carries the pix1* a nupr1ghqflrb 10 which rests"and 's1idqs agamst the end of the arm 2, and a top, for. 1

wardly projecti ng; horizontal eXtension 11, wh1ch serves as a'fingerp1ece for thedepres'sion f the part 7 With :its' pin 5. Ii1' e-1321113 10 is avertic'al s1ot 12 through Whi ;h passes a screw 13 which enters the+ ehd ofthe arm 2 and Wh10h retamsmnd serves as a guide for the' part 7.

11 is a fiat sprii1g secured at one 'end to" ihe part 2, aS at 15, a'nd ab its other end be- 1ng 'bifucated to bestride a-nd engage the pin 5, as :at 16. (See Fig. 3). This spring holc1s the wart 7 and the qoin 5 normallyel'e vate d as illustrated in 'Fig. 1. Thg;tbpof the baise 1 nc1thr abottom 0f-jh pi(ace 7"c011- stitute the gauge mer'nbjers. -The length 0f 'the' pi1i 5 is*'such that When the piebe7 is depressed sufficiently to form the desired gap between the base and the piece 7 the top of the pin will exact1y coincicle with the surface, 3 0f the arm 2;

Fig. 2, which illustratsmy 3311,26 as a pplied t0 a printirig type a:clearly shows' the peration of device. In this instanc 1ihe tjq3'e is trifle too shortnd when,lby

'finest sheet of tissua paper is thus at once apparent. If the t vpe or other object is over size. the fact is of course as readily estab lished by asimple touch 0f the finger upon '90] means 0f the finveriece 11, the art7 is P P the pro-jecting pin. If ehe object to be tested is exactly to gauge, it is at once proved brokan surface 35.

Having describedmy invention, wha.t I

claim and desi-re tosecure by. Letters Patent o-f the United States, is

l. A device of the deseribed charactef respective membegrs having 21 pair .f gauge portions, und mea-ns spacetl "-f1201121 saicl -sur faces conneotecl to one of the members to bring the ga-uge portions to approximate a co-planer measuring position, whereby if the object 130 be measurecl be too small, one of saicl surfaces Will be above the other antl the reverse if t00 large.

2. In a clevice of the describecl character, a. pair 0f relativelymovable gauge-members a pair of members having T spectively a smooth plane 'si1-rface, -connecting means between saicl pair 0f Members whereby the moving of the gzuige-members a precletermined (list2m0e apart also pla-ces saicl plane surf=ace in the' 'SELII1G Plane 't0 fgrm a smooth unbrokdn su-rface, =ancl manuall-y -shiftalole ;means operable for bringing' the gauge members to -gauge dsclosing -whereby i*f the object to bemwsu-red be 1200 small, -omenf saicl sur-faces Will l0e below the ocher zmcl the reverse if t0o large.

3. In -a device 0f the desccribed Cha-racter, a base, 2 m arm which :springs .from a-ncl w-h-ich overhangssaid hase anal which has a smooth even surfa;ee a pin mou-ntecl for movement :relzrtlv=ely t0 sai'cl arm und havfing asmoetli wen ruribroken surface ancl a gange ;m-ember mouritecl f01 movement relative;ly 130 :sa id base an'cl aclz'xptecl t0 establish bebwee-n the arm and -pin a predeterminetl gzmgedistance.

4. rises fror-n ancl overhangssairl ba:se ancl has aemooth wen surf2xce a pin m0untecl for In a ga-uge clevice, a'base, an arm which m0vmeni; relatimly tqs ai cl arm,anclhaving a 'smooth even unbroken surface :a gauge ;n eg 1ber nic untecl fop movement relatively to sgi cl base anal adapted 130 establiSh therebetWeen a precletermined gauge-distance, and yielclirlg means normally acting 1:0 resist movement of the gauge member into position, whereby if theobject to be measurecl be t00 small, one of saicl surfaces will be above the other a-nd thezreverseif too large.

5. A cleVi0e of the clescribecl chamcter, comprising a base, an arm springing from ancl overhanging ehe base, -the arm havia:rg

a smooth up:per surface, a member slidably securecl to tl1e forwarclencl =ofthe arm allClf which extencl-s backwarclly -under the arm,-

having also a poirtion which extencls fo-'r warclly t0 form a finger-pice, .a spring which holclssaicl me'mber normally elevaftetl apin r-eciproeable in saicl arm a.ncl carried bysa'i cl'bac'kwarcjll-y turned portion und havwith tl1e smooth upper ?stuface of "t'he arm,

the armngement heilig such tha't -whenihe gap between :said backwardly turnelcl portion ancl the top f 13he ba-se conforms to the e qui=re cl giruge-d-istancesziid two smaxoth .sur faees #fall in the SZLTI1 plane.

In tesfcimony whereof I -affix-my signature ing a smooch upper-end adapteol t-o coincicle 

